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Jul 21, 2018

Living on Earth: Beyond the Headlines

On this week's Beyond the Headlines, Peter Dykstra and Host Bobby Bascomb discuss President Donald Trump's pardoning of the Hammond father-son duo. Then, a very determined Western Gull that hitched a ride across the Bay Area in search of food. Finally in the history lesson, a look back to the creation of the Korean Demilitarized Zone and how it has benefited wildlife.

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